| What do firemen do in the world of Fahrenheit 451? | Start fires to burn books |
| What is written on the firemen’s helmets? | # 451 |
| What are the two professional symbols that Montag wears? | The Phoenix and the salamander |
| What does Montag say he always smells like? | Kerosene |
| Who does Guy Montag run into on his way home? | Clarisse McCllelan |
| Why is it ironic that so many people are afraid of firemen? | In our world, firemen are looked to as safety, while in the world of Fahrenheit 451, people fear them. |
| How do the doors work? | They are touch screen. |
| What is etched on Montag’s igniter? | A salamander |
| What did Montag hit with his foot? | The empty crystal bottle of sleeping pills |
| What is Montag’s wife’s name? | Mildred Montag |
| What are the two machines being used on Montag’s wife? What do they do? | Eye and suction snakeEye- sees things in the bodySuction snake- sucks out bad fluods |
| Where does the laughter that Montag hears come from? | Clarisse’s house |
| Explain Montag’s toaster. What does it do? | It is seized by a spidery metal hand that drenches the toast with melted butter and then delivers it to the person. |
| What did Mildred have in her ears? | Seashell ear thimbles |
| What did Mildred remember of the night before? Or what did she pretend to remember? | She doesn’t remember anything and pretends that there was a party. |
| What kind of program is Mildred going to watch in the afternoon? | A play |
| Explain Montag’s television. What does Mildred want for the television that Montag claims they cannot afford? | The television is 3 walls long but Mildred wants 4. |
| What does Clarisse rub under her chin? Why? | A dandelion to see if she was in love. |
| What does Clarisse’s psychiatrist want to know? | She wants to know why she goes out and hikes in the forest, watching birds and collecting butterflies. |
| According to Clarisse, how is Montag “not like the others”? | He listens to her talk and puts up with her. |
| Describe the Mechanical Hound. | It’s a machine that stabs people. |
| What do the firemen bet on dull nights? | Which animal the Hound will seize first. |
| What happens when Montag touches the muzzle of the Mechanical Hound? | The Hound growled |
| How did Montag escape the Hound and get to the upper level of the firehouse? | He grabbed the brass pole and the pole slid upward through the ceiling. |
| What is Montag’s theory on why the Hound reacted the way it did? | Someone set up the Hound’s ‘memory’, a touch of amino acids. |
| How many times before had the Hound reacted this way toward Montag? | Twice |
| Why has Montag never had any children? | His wife never wanted to have any children. |
| What is different about Montag’s laugh? | It’s much more relaxed. |
| Explain a school day in the world of Fahrenheit 451. | An hour of TV class, an hour of either basketball, baseball, running, an hour of transcription, history, or painting, more sports, and 4 hours of film teachers. |
| Why does Clarisse find it odd that people find her to be antisocial? | She’s very social. |
| Name one thing that Clarisse talks about that is different today than in the past. | Children that kill each other at her own age. |
| What did the radio in the firehouse say? | “War may be declared at any hour”. |
| What happens to people that try to fool the government? | They are sent to an asylum. |
| How is the fire engine described? | As an orange dragon |
| Who started the fire at Mrs. Blake’s house? | The woman (Mrs. Blake) |
| Who comes to visit Montag? | Captain Beatty |
| What does Mildred find behind Montag’s pillow? | A book |
Fahrenheit 451 Study Guide Part 1
February 7, 2020